8.1-Opener Create a "Week 3" page.
What did you finish on Friday and what do you still need to do?
8.2 - Catch up
Many of you are missing work from Week 2. For the next part of class, use this time to catch up on the work from last Friday and Week 2. If you still need to finish Week 1 work that has to be on your own time.
8.3 - Reflection of the first two weeks
Progress reports will be sent out tomorrow. This is a great time to pause and reflect on what we have learned in this class over the past two weeks. You will determine the most important things we have learned from all seven sessions so far, and then present them in a visual presentation on your virtual notebook. Powerpoints, Prezi, SlideRockets or Animotos are a way to present visual information as well as some simple text, highlighting the most important ideas.
Assignment:
Create at least 7 slides - one for each session of the course so far
Determine one important skill or assignment from each day
Find a picture for the slide that connects to the most important skill or lesson
Add a caption explaining the skill or lesson
After you have uploaded your slide, underneath it in your virtual notebook summarize what you picked and explain why you find them to be the most important skill or lesson.
You will either use SlideRocket or Animoto to create your review presentation. The directions for how to use Slide are below. Animoto is very similar and easy to figure out on your own if you want to try it.
Create a user name and password (use the same one you have used already)
Logiin now
Enter date of birth and accept the terms of agreement
Click on "Get Started"
Create a new presentation using the + button
Add pictures and text
When you are done, publish this and gett he embed code to copy and paste on your wikipage as a widget. I will help you with this
8.4 - Definitions
Define the words "source," "bias," and "reliable."
Why is it important for resources to be reliable?
8.5- Evaluating Websites
This week, we will focus on how to properly do research and evaluate evidence from a variety of sources. We will apply critical thinking strategies and determine if a source is valid and can be used.
For this activity, look through the following two websites. Spend some time exploring ALL links and pages for each site.
8.6 - Thinking Critically about Websites Answer the following questions about the websites above:
What characteristics make these websites so convincing?
What evidence is available to prove that these websites are hoax sites?
How can we determine if sources on the internet are reliable or not?
Which types of sources are reliable and in which circumstances?
8.7 - Mark up the text - Website checklist
There are so many websites on the internet, it can be difficult to figure out which ones are true and which ones are fake. The following link is a useful tool to help you as you navigate through the internet.
Summarize the usefulness of this webpage: how can you refer back to this during the school year?
Day 9 - Tuesday July 10th
9.1 - Finish creating your sliderocket of the first two weeks. Embed this to your wikispace page Go back to Task 8.4 and complete the work from yesterday
9.2 - What is the Supreme Court?
9.3 -Searching the Internet
Next, you will conduct a search on the internet for some reliable websites. You will APPLY the techniques from the checklist in Task 8.7 to each website you find.
You will select the two most reliable websites and link them to your virtual notebook.
Underneath each website, write a paragraph explaining why this was a reliable source and how it can be used in social studies classes.
Your topic: Obamacare and the Supreme Court
9.4 - Summarize the Supreme Court
You have gotten a preview of a recently heard Supreme Court Case. Here is an infographic of the Supreme Court. State what the judicial branch of government is: what do they do?
9.5 - Researching a Famous Supreme Court Case
Pick one of the most influential cases listed above. Research this case in more detail. Record the information you find on your wikispace page. Link the websites where you found the information.
9.6 - Explore a Glogster on the Supreme Court
Click on the following link and explore reach of the notecards:
After you are done, answer the following questions:
What do you like about this?
What do you not like?
How is this different from making a traditional poster on paper or trifold board?
Have you used glogster before?
9.7 - Create your own glogster
You will create a virtual poster, or a Glogster, on the research you have conducted on the Supreme Court and the famous case you studied. Be creative! Add video, music, website links, pictures, and text!
10.2 - Name the three branches of government and what they each do.
10.3 - Preview with WordSift
You have already used the tech tool Wordle that previews a text for you and picks out the important words. Now you will try another one called WordSift, which is an interactive, visual dictionary.
, copy the information there, then paste it in the word box at WordSift>
Hit "Sift"
You should see a box that looks something like this:
Spend some time playing around with WordSift - look up words
10.4 - Workspace in WordSift
Underneath your wordsift, click on the "Create Workspace" link. This will create a blank area for you to summarize this document. In this space, click and drag the most important words, add pictures, videos, and any other information WordSift gives you.
To add an image, click on "make images draggable" above the picture list.
It will look something like this:
Use the Snipping Tool to take a picture of your work, then save and upload that to your Week 3 wikispace page
10.5 - Teachers' Domain - The Three Branches of Government
For the next activity, you will complete a self-paced interactive online lesson about the three branches of government and the Constitution. You will need headphones.
11.1 -What is the Constitution?
List everything you know about the Constitution of the United States of America.
11.2 - Preamble
The Preamble is the introduction to the Constitution, which states the main principles listed in the document.
Create a Wordle of the Preamble to the Constitution:
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Copy and paste the Wordle to your wikispace page using the Snipping Tool
Underneath your Wordle, list the main words that stand out. Pick at least three words that you don't know and define them.
11.3 - Articles of the Constitution
The Constitution is divided into three parts: the Preamble, the Articles, and then the Amendments. Using an online Interactive Constitution, summarize the main idea of each article in the Constitution in one to two sentences.
Article I – The Legislature
Article II – The Executive
Article III – The Judiciary
Article IV – Relations among States
Article V – Amending the Constitution
Article VI – Supremacy of National Government
Article VII – Ratification
11.4 - Six Main Principles of the Constitution
Define the main beliefs in the Constitution:
Email/message me on wikispaces for the answers when you are done!
11.6 - Bill of Rights
The last part of the Constitution is the Amendements. These are 27 additional rights and laws that had to be added after the Constitution was ratified. The last one was added in 1994, and there could be more added. The frst 10 were added at the time of the Constitution's ratifcation, and are referred to as the Bill of Rights.
The table below summarizes the 10 amendments that make up the Bill of Rights. THE BILL OF RIGHTS
1st Amendment
Protects freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, petition
2nd Amendment
Protects the right to bear arms
3rd Amendment
Provides restrictions on quartering soldiers in citizens’ homes
4th Amendment
Bans unreasonable searches or seizures
5th Amendment
Protects citizens against self-incrimination and being tried twice for the same crime; prohibits government from depriving citizens of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
6th Amendment
Protects citizens’ rights to a swift and fair trial
7th Amendment
Guarantees right to trial by jury
8th Amendment
Protects citizens against cruel and unusual punishment
9th Amendment
States that citizens have rights beyond those specifically written in the Constitution
10th Amendment
States that all powers not given to the government are reserved to the states, or to the people
Using the reference sheet above, complete the following handout:
Summarize what your case was about - what amendment does it relate to?
11.8 - Presentation of your court case
You will use a presentation tech tool to explain the case you read about and how it relates to the Bill of Rights and how it relates to you today. Include all major details (who, what, where, when, why, and how) from your reading as well as visuals.
You may use one of the presentation tools we have done already or try a new one. Once done, saved and embed or upload it to your wikispace.
Table of Contents
Day 8 - Monday July 9th
8.1 -Opener
Create a "Week 3" page.
What did you finish on Friday and what do you still need to do?
8.2 - Catch up
Many of you are missing work from Week 2. For the next part of class, use this time to catch up on the work from last Friday and Week 2. If you still need to finish Week 1 work that has to be on your own time.
8.3 - Reflection of the first two weeks
Progress reports will be sent out tomorrow. This is a great time to pause and reflect on what we have learned in this class over the past two weeks. You will determine the most important things we have learned from all seven sessions so far, and then present them in a visual presentation on your virtual notebook. Powerpoints, Prezi, SlideRockets or Animotos are a way to present visual information as well as some simple text, highlighting the most important ideas.
Assignment:
You will either use SlideRocket or Animoto to create your review presentation. The directions for how to use Slide are below. Animoto is very similar and easy to figure out on your own if you want to try it.
Other options:
Prezi
VuVox
VCASMO
SlideRocket Directions
8.4 - Definitions
8.5 - Evaluating Websites
This week, we will focus on how to properly do research and evaluate evidence from a variety of sources. We will apply critical thinking strategies and determine if a source is valid and can be used.
For this activity, look through the following two websites. Spend some time exploring ALL links and pages for each site.
Website #1
Website #2
8.6 - Thinking Critically about Websites
Answer the following questions about the websites above:
8.7 - Mark up the text - Website checklist
There are so many websites on the internet, it can be difficult to figure out which ones are true and which ones are fake. The following link is a useful tool to help you as you navigate through the internet.
Mark this up
Website link to document - better formatting
Day 9 - Tuesday July 10th
9.1 - Finish creating your sliderocket of the first two weeks. Embed this to your wikispace page
Go back to Task 8.4 and complete the work from yesterday
9.2 - What is the Supreme Court?
9.3 -Searching the Internet
Next, you will conduct a search on the internet for some reliable websites. You will APPLY the techniques from the checklist in Task 8.7 to each website you find.
9.4 - Summarize the Supreme Court
You have gotten a preview of a recently heard Supreme Court Case. Here is an infographic of the Supreme Court. State what the judicial branch of government is: what do they do?
9.5 - Researching a Famous Supreme Court Case
Pick one of the most influential cases listed above. Research this case in more detail. Record the information you find on your wikispace page. Link the websites where you found the information.
9.6 - Explore a Glogster on the Supreme Court
Click on the following link and explore reach of the notecards:
Supreme Court Glogster
After you are done, answer the following questions:
9.7 - Create your own glogster
You will create a virtual poster, or a Glogster, on the research you have conducted on the Supreme Court and the famous case you studied. Be creative! Add video, music, website links, pictures, and text!
Example:
Another Example
And another example
Day 10 - Wednesday July 11th
10.1 - Where do you fit?
How do your views compare with the Supreme Court?
Take this quiz and post your results on your notebook.
10.2 - Name the three branches of government and what they each do.
10.3 - Preview with WordSift
You have already used the tech tool Wordle that previews a text for you and picks out the important words. Now you will try another one called WordSift, which is an interactive, visual dictionary.
You should see a box that looks something like this:
10.4 - Workspace in WordSift
Underneath your wordsift, click on the "Create Workspace" link. This will create a blank area for you to summarize this document. In this space, click and drag the most important words, add pictures, videos, and any other information WordSift gives you.
To add an image, click on "make images draggable" above the picture list.
It will look something like this:
10.5 - Teachers' Domain - The Three Branches of Government
For the next activity, you will complete a self-paced interactive online lesson about the three branches of government and the Constitution. You will need headphones.
10.6 - Test your knowledge
Constitution Quiz
Post your score on your virtual notebook
10.7 - Just for Fun
Which Found Father are you?
Post your selection on your page. Write a response - what do you think? Do you agree/disagree? Why?
EXTRA CREDIT!!! Post your results on your notebook under the title "EXTRA CREDIT"
Another Founding Father Quiz
Another Constitution Quiz
Day 11 - Thursday July 12th
11.1 -What is the Constitution?
List everything you know about the Constitution of the United States of America.
11.2 - Preamble
The Preamble is the introduction to the Constitution, which states the main principles listed in the document.
Create a Wordle of the Preamble to the Constitution:
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
11.3 - Articles of the Constitution
The Constitution is divided into three parts: the Preamble, the Articles, and then the Amendments. Using an online Interactive Constitution,
summarize the main idea of each article in the Constitution in one to two sentences.
11.4 - Six Main Principles of the Constitution
Define the main beliefs in the Constitution:
11.5 - Six Main Principles Practice
Apply what you have learned:
Email/message me on wikispaces for the answers when you are done!
11.6 - Bill of Rights
The last part of the Constitution is the Amendements. These are 27 additional rights and laws that had to be added after the Constitution was ratified. The last one was added in 1994, and there could be more added. The frst 10 were added at the time of the Constitution's ratifcation, and are referred to as the Bill of Rights.
The table below summarizes the 10 amendments that make up the Bill of Rights.
THE BILL OF RIGHTS
1st Amendment
Protects freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, petition
2nd Amendment
Protects the right to bear arms
3rd Amendment
Provides restrictions on quartering soldiers in citizens’ homes
4th Amendment
Bans unreasonable searches or seizures
5th Amendment
Protects citizens against self-incrimination and being tried twice for the same crime; prohibits government from depriving citizens of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
6th Amendment
Protects citizens’ rights to a swift and fair trial
7th Amendment
Guarantees right to trial by jury
8th Amendment
Protects citizens against cruel and unusual punishment
9th Amendment
States that citizens have rights beyond those specifically written in the Constitution
10th Amendment
States that all powers not given to the government are reserved to the states, or to the people
Using the reference sheet above, complete the following handout:
11.7 - Bill of Rights Case Study
Pick one of the following four famous case studies to read and mark up:
Case 1 - Students fighting for freedom of speech in school
Case 2 - Student speech and sexually explicit language at a school assembly
Case 3 - Freedom of religion and reading school prayer at school
Case 4 - Student privacy in schools
Summarize what your case was about - what amendment does it relate to?
11.8 - Presentation of your court case
You will use a presentation tech tool to explain the case you read about and how it relates to the Bill of Rights and how it relates to you today. Include all major details (who, what, where, when, why, and how) from your reading as well as visuals.
You may use one of the presentation tools we have done already or try a new one. Once done, saved and embed or upload it to your wikispace.
Ones we have already used:
SlideRocket
Prezi
VuVox
VCASMO
Animoto
Other possible tools:
Viddix
Ahead
Empressr
Use one you have not done before for extra credit!
Day 12 - Friday July 13th
12.1 - Week 3 checklist
12.2 - Define the following words:
12.3 - Which of the ideas above is most important to you? Why?
12.4 Presidential Research
You will now research what Obama and Romney think about each of the major issues.
Candidates on the Issues - CSPAN (helpful link)
Road to the White House
Barack Obama
Mitt Romney
12.5 - Summarize your research
12.6 - Website explore
Election 2012
Explore the articles, weblinks, and games